Little Bit’s Release – Part 2 – The Workup
The workup process is somewhat involved, because the wildlife officers (in this case, NPS officers from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park) want to be absolutely sure that the bear (in…
Information about bears brought to ABR for care and rehabilitation, including release information
Little Bit’s Release – Part 1 – Preparation for Workup
As promised, here is the first of our posts on the release of Little Bit Bear, which took place on June 28th, six weeks after she arrived, tiny and injured. …
Loretta’s story continues (Release Part IV)
Bump, bump, bumpity bump…it was a rough ride deep into the National Park. It was hot, and between bumps Rose and I were trying our best to wake up. [Yawn!]…
Loretta’s story continues (Release Part III)
It was a very hot day so, after they put me through all the ‘hoops’ and turned to do the same for Rose, I was “put on ice” for the…
Loretta’s story continues (Release Part II)
Now some of this is going to be downright embarrassing. They unceremoniously lifted me up to be weighed and poked and prodded from stem to stern — why, they even gave me a dental exam! But taking my temperature, well, that had to be the absolute worst. Find out more…in Part II of the release process
This is how it all went down, Loretta says…(Release Part I)
This is how it all went down, Loretta says…in her own words…she will take you through the release
process from beginning to end so that you can see what a big job it is to prepare ‘Chubby Cubbies’ for release back to the wild! So stay tuned…This is Part I.
The ‘Sisters’ – cubs Rose and Loretta were released to the wild!
The ‘Sisters’ – cubs Rose and Loretta were released back to the wild on Friday afternoon. Three photos…more to come!
News Flash! Two More Yearlings!
Sometime today (May 3rd) ABR’s yearling cub population will increase by 2. As of now, we don’t know any of the details – sex, weight, or condition. As soon as…
Release Photos
On April 12, Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) officers reclaimed 29 of the yearling cubs at ABR and transported them to their new, wild habitats. It was a busy day…
Just before release –
Here are two photos that were taken not long before the recent release of 16 yearlings from the Wild Side. We love the one of the bear peeking through the…